One man and one woman were last night in intensive care at the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, east London, after surgery. A further five victims were detained in the hospital overnight and said to be in "stable" condition. In all 39 people were treated at the hospital and another four "walking wounded" were thought to have gone home after treatment at Newham General Hospital.The RUC said that it was restoring some of the security measures that had been relaxed during the ceasefire. Keegan can be seen coaching Monster (a player managed, one imagines, by Eric Hall), who, resplendent in black and white stripes nods the winning goal in the Cup final, sending Kev into Barry Fry-style hops of ecstasy.Graeme has taken the commercial to the Advertising Standards Authority claiming there was nothing remotely truthful or honest in seeing it conclude with Keegan and Monster climbing the Wembley steps to receive the Cup. Which, he thundered, was impossible since every Sunderland fan knows Newcastle were knocked out of the Cup by Chelsea.
As were Sunderland, knocked out at the same stage of the competition by Manchester United, but at least Graeme can comfort himself that it happened the week Peter Reid was engaged by Frosties to be filmed accompanying Tony the Tiger up the 39 steps.Leaving aside the internecine complexities of this argument, many may be questioning what on earth Keegan is doing. "The strip is a lot smarter than Lee's everyday wear."The court fracas represented a rare opportunity for Sunderland supporters to get one over their considerably more successful neighbours, and doubtless Judge Stephenson will be welcomed at Roker Park, where you can imagine him bouncing down the terraces appropriately dressed in a red and white striped wig.Indeed, such is the anxiety among Wearsiders to rubbish all things Magpie that also this week a supporter called Graeme Wallace launched a campaign to boycott Sugar Puffs. Presumably as a Sunderland fan his preferred sustenance at breakfast is All Bran (it goes rapidly down to the bottom). "And anyway I'm a Sunderland supporter." This revelation caused outrage in the public gallery, where Lee's proud mum and friends were sitting. Stephenson ordered the court to be cleared after they started yelling "Mackem" (and other things) at him."The judge was well out of order," Mrs Drinkfield said afterwards.
James Stephenson, the presiding judge, was less impressed and refused to deal with Drinkfield, sending him away to get his kit off "I don't think it is appropriate dress," the judge said. While no one can doubt his legal acumen, only on Thursday will we discover if he has been sufficiently politically astute as well.. Lee Drinkfield, a 22 year old from Tyneside, thought he looked the business when he showed up in court on Tuesday for sentencing over a petty theft charge. For the occasion he was sporting a Newcastle United shirt, crisply ironed by his mum. For the rest of us it kept his inquiry going on more than three years.Sir Richard is genuinely hurt by attacks now being made on him, even before his report is published.
